Former PC facing jail for harassing colleague

A former police officer who admitted harassing a colleague has been warned he could be jailed.

Jack Wood, 32, previously of Avon and Somerset Police, pleaded guilty to two charges against him at Bristol Magistrates' Court.

He admitted harassing a sergeant between July and October 2025, and also pleaded guilty to causing wasteful employment of police between October 2024 and October 2025.

Wood was told by District Judge Orla Austin he potentially faced a prison term when he returned to the same court to be sentenced on 26 June. Wood was released on conditional bail.

A further charge of stalking was withdrawn during the hearing.

The court heard Wood joined Avon and Somerset Police in 2018 and first served in Bath before transferring to a neighbourhood policing team in Bristol in 2020.

The victim, Sgt Maz Collacott-Nuur, became supervisor of the team in 2022.

Wood was suspended for a separate matter in June 2024 - a year before the harassment of Collacott-Nuur began.

Prosecutor Maree Doyle said Wood used fake email and Facebook accounts to send "fictitious and vexatious" messages about her.

Wood also sent messages to local MPs, the prime minister, the police and crime commissioner and others in the community making false complaints about policing and crime levels in Bristol, as well as false allegations about former colleagues, the court heard.

An investigation was launched by Avon and Somerset Police's professional standards department and Wood was arrested and interviewed in October 2025.

He resigned from the force in January 2026.

Bradley Axam, representing Wood, said his client had been struggling with his mental health and wellbeing at the time of the offences.

Judge Austin requested Wood undergo a mental health assessment ahead of sentencing.

He said: "All sentencing options remain open at this stage, including prison."

Deputy Chief Constable of Avon and Somerset Police Jon Reilly said: "This former officer has caused significant distress through the repeated sending of false complaints and accusations to a variety of organisations and public figures.

"It's hard to comprehend what motivated him to act in this way, but he clearly intended to undermine, harass and embarrass his former colleagues by making fictional claims about crime levels in the city.

"As a direct result, he's wasted valuable police time and undermined community confidence in policing."

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